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Ashley Bardhan

Scientists couldn't stop this asteroid from crashing into Earth — and that's ok


Asteroids don’t typically trigger the doomsday scenario Netflix movies and unfortunate dinosaurs may inspire — in fact, hundreds of space rocks enter Earth’s atmosphere every year. Other asteroids breeze by Earth regularly. Meanwhile, humans continue about their business as usual creating their very own, very real dangerous scenarios.

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